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Engraving of a fortune-teller in a headscarf reading the palm of a seated woman in a feathered hat, with a smiling girl leaning on her shoulder.

A fortune-teller is reading the palm of a woman with little girl on her lap. Engraving by J.K. Sherwin after J. Reynolds, 1786.

An engraved scene shows a fortune-teller in a headscarf and draped shawl, pointing toward the palm of a seated young woman with a feathered hat. A smiling little girl leans against her shoulder at a table, with a tree and distant landscape behind.

Artist
Joshua Reynolds
Date
July 20th 1786
Medium
Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3593 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1786.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: La adivina, grabado según Joshua Reynolds, 1786

Un grabado muestra a una adivina con pañuelo en la cabeza y chal drapeado, señalando la palma de una joven sentada con sombrero adornado con plumas. Una niña sonriente se apoya en su hombro junto a una mesa, con un árbol y un paisaje al fondo.

Português: A cartomante, gravura após Joshua Reynolds, 1786

Uma gravura mostra uma cartomante de lenço na cabeça e xale drapeado, apontando para a palma de uma jovem sentada com chapéu enfeitado com plumas. Uma menina sorridente apoia-se em seu ombro, junto a uma mesa, com árvore e paisagem ao fundo.

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